Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

Cy Valley · Upgraded Condition

Baltimorons?

Calvin · Upgraded Condition?

Judging from past expierence, I hope those guys had their ct168 updated.

Snippy · Force Majeure

Where did the engine wind up if it was a 15 car train?

What kind of chemical that train carry?

Plastic pellets?

Snippy · Force Majeure

The Krink · The Forum Celestial Advisor

"Add to Cart" the railroads having some accidents with this
perpetual "Uranus square Pluto" aspect going on until 2015.
Been a recent rash for sure but its just a signal that these
spectacular "railroad disaster accidents" are going to be
with us for the next couple years. So far every "bad-happening"
was caused by "external-forces" unrelated to "structure integrity".
So what can ruin your day running your route just like usual?
Am convinced that every cond/engr here has a natal chart that
has some "built-in toughness" to be in the positions you are.
I'll try to advise on the celestial line-up to give you a chance
or a choice.

Cy Valley · Upgraded Condition

Pheeeuw!

Trash train derails in Baltimore area; no one hurt
Posted: Jun 07, 2013 10:51 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 07, 2013 10:51 PM EDT
LANSDOWNE, Md. (AP) Police say a CSX train carrying trash has derailed southeast of Baltimore, but that
no one was hurt.
Baltimore County police Cpl. Cathy Batton says the derailment occurred just before 8 p.m. Friday in
Lansdowne. She said several rail cars were on their sides, but that there were no injuries. No hazardous
materials were involved.
Last month in Rosedale in Baltimore County, a 45car CSX train carrying sodium chlorate in one car derailed
after it hit a truck at a crossing. The truck driver was injured, and the collision led to an explosion and fire that
caused damage to nearby buildings and sent black and gray smoke into the air that could be seen for miles.
CSX Transportation said the hazardous chemical was the source of the explosion.

Calvin · Upgraded Condition?

DAVID DISHNEAU
Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- A trash truck driver caused the explosive derailment of a CSX freight train near Baltimore last month by failing to stop at a railroad crossing, the company contends in a federal lawsuit.

The complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore alleges negligence by John J. Alban Jr. and his company, Alban Waste LLC. The Associated Press was unable to reach either of them by telephone Thursday.

Suitland lawyer John F.X. Costello, named in a court document as the defense attorney, said he hasn't been hired to represent either defendant. He declined to comment on the case.

CSX Transportation Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., filed the complaint Tuesday. It seeks at least $225,000 in damages. The National Transportation Safety Board has said the May 28 derailment caused an estimated $625,000 worth of damage to the train and tracks.

The train derailed after striking the truck driven by Alban, leading to an explosion and fire that a preliminary investigative report from the NTSB last week said damaged buildings as far as a mile away.

The NTSB said in its report last week that Alban did not stop before crossing the tracks. The agency said the crossing was marked with X-shaped crossbucks and yellow stop signs that were faded and displaced. One of the stop signs was hanging upside down and facing away from the road, the NTSB said.

CSX contends that Alban and his company were familiar with the crossing because the business is located near the tracks.

"Alban was under a statutory and common law duty to slow and stop the truck and exercise due care, including by looking and listening, to ensure the tracks were clear of approaching trains and that the crossing could be traversed safely," the lawsuit says.

Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

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